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It's a Gift (1923)

 -  Comedy | Short  -  14 October 1923 (USA)
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A group of oil magnates are trying to think of new ways to attract business. One of them suggests that they contact the inventor Pollard, who has devised a new gasoline substitute. Pollard ... See full summary »

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'Snub' Pollard ...
Inventor Pollard
Marie Mosquini ...
The Girl
William Gillespie ...
Weller Pump, oil executive
Wallace Howe ...
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Mark Jones ...
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A group of oil magnates are trying to think of new ways to attract business. One of them suggests that they contact the inventor Pollard, who has devised a new gasoline substitute. Pollard himself lives in a home filled with his eccentric inventions. When he gets the message from the oil company, he is excited about the opportunity to demonstrate his innovation. Written by Snow Leopard

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Influence on Rube Goldberg?
26 June 1999 | by (Fort Worth Texas USA) – See all my reviews

Snub Pollard's short "It's a Gift" is inventive in more ways than one. He plays an eccentric inventor who looks as if he could have influenced the cartoons of Rube Goldberg, who was famous for depicting simple inventions done by convoluted means. And thankfully this is a silent, because talking would have just gotten in the way of this very creative pantomime. And I would love to drive one of the those magnet cars for real one day!


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